What the records say
- When
- 6 Feb 1838
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 116
- Coordinates
- 28.43° S, 31.27° E
- Description
- 1838 Zulu killing of Boers in present-day South Africa
Piet Retief Delegation massacre
1838 Zulu killing of Boers in present-day South Africa
The Piet Retief Delegation massacre was a mass killing of 100 voortrekkers by the Zulu King Dingane in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The voortrekkers, led by Piet Retief who migrated into the region of Natal in 1837 and negotiated a land treaty in February 1838 with King Dingane.
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